Andre Marrou | |
|---|---|
 Marrou in 1988 | |
| Member of theAlaska House of Representatives from the Seat B 5th district | |
| In office January 14, 1985 – January 19, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Milo Fritz |
| Succeeded by | Claude Swackhammer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Verne Marrou (1938-12-04)December 4, 1938 (age 87) Nixon, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Libertarian |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Andrew Verne Marrou (/məˈruː/; December 4, 1938) is an American politician who served in theAlaska House of Representatives from the 5th district as a member of theLibertarian Party from 1985 to 1987. He was the Libertarian vice-presidential nominee in the1988 election and presidential nominee in the1992 election.
Marrou was born inNixon, Texas, and educated at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology. He lived in Massachusetts until he moved to Alaska in 1973. He joined theAlaska Libertarian Party in 1976, and became its vice chair. He unsuccessfully sought a seat in the state house in 1982, before being elected in 1984, but lost reelection.
Andrew Verne Marrou was born inNixon, Texas, on December 4, 1938, to Andrew Noil Marrou. He graduated from San Marcos High School and considered becoming aMethodist minister. He was one of the first people to receive aNational Merit Scholarship and graduated from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in 1962.[1][2][3][4] He was given the nickname Andre by French roommates at MIT.[5]
Marrou was a member of theUnited States Coast Guard Auxiliary in Massachusetts andCivil Air Patrol in Alaska.[4] He lived in Boston until he moved to Alaska in 1973.[6] Marrou joined theLibertarian Party in September 1976 after being handed a brochure in Anchorage. He became vice chair of theAlaska Libertarian Party. He moved toHomer and established a Libertarian affiliate there. They moved ontoPerl Island in 1978, before returning to Homer in 1980.[3][4] In 1986, he moved toLas Vegas,Nevada, where he worked as a real estate broker.[3]
Marrou ran for Seat B from the 5th district in theAlaska House of Representatives in 1982, but placed second out of three candidates. He was elected to the state house in 1984, after defeating incumbent Republican Representative Milo Fritz by 56 votes. Marrou was the third Libertarian member of the state house afterDick Randolph andKen Fanning.[7][8][6][3] Marrou spent $21,600 during the campaign, with television advertising costing $10,150.[9] Fritz asked Lieutenant GovernorSteve McAlpine to decertify Marrou's victory claiming that Marrou knowingly lied on his conflict-of-interest form,[10] but McAlpine declined.[11] Marrou lost reelection to Democratic nominee C.E. Swackhammer in 1986.[12]
Marrou declined to join the Democratic and Republican caucuses.[13] During his tenure in the state legislature he served on the Community and Regional Affairs and Transportation committees.[14][15] He introduced more bills than any other member of the state house, but only one was passed.[16]
In February 1987, Marrou announced at theLibertarian Party of California's state convention that he would seek the party's vice presidential nomination.[17] John Vernon nominated Marrou for the presidential nomination, but he declined. Three delegates voted for him on the presidential ballot.Ron Paul won the presidential nomination while Marrou, after being nominated byDavid Bergland and seconded byTonie Nathan and Michael Emerling, won the vice presidential nomination.[18][19] Perry Willis was the chair of Marrou's vice-presidential campaign.[20]
Marrou received one write-in vote in the New Hampshire Libertarian vice-presidential primary during the1996 presidential election.Irwin Schiff won with a plurality of write-in votes.[21]
Marrou announced his presidential campaign toLP News and launched it on November 7, 1990, withJames A. Lewis as his campaign manager.[22] He won the Libertarian presidential nomination for the1992 presidential election at thenational convention on August 31, 1991.[23] He wanted a woman to serve as his vice-presidential running mate and favoredMary Ruwart, but she lost the nomination toNancy Lord.[5]
Marrou spent $30,000 in New Hampshire during the 1992 primary.[2] He won the Libertarian presidential primary without opposition, received 99 write-in votes in the Republican votes, and 70 write-in votes in the Democratic primary.[24] He received more votes inDixville Notch'smidnight vote than the winners of the Republican and Democratic primaries.[25] He also won the California and Nebraska primaries without opposition.[26][27]
Members of Marrou's campaign staff resign during the summer of 1992. Several of his former campaign staffers sought to have him removed as the party's presidential nominee because he had unpaid child support, could not enter Massachusetts without being arrested for outstanding contempt of court charges, claimed to have been married twice when it was in fact four times, investigated for campaign improprieties from his time in Alaska, was reportedly running up unpaid credit card bills in a campaign PAC's name without their approval, and was habitually months late in making his house payments. The national committee decided to take no action for fear it ruin the party's reputation.[28]
Marrou meant to participate in a debate in Richmond, Virginia, withLenora Fulani and a representative forLyndon LaRouche on October 15.[29] However, he had a commitment in California and was instead represented by Steve Givot.[30]
Marrou wanted to acceptmatching funds as "it is a moral imperative that we reclaim looted tax money and use it to defend ourselves". However, he failed to qualify for the funds.[31] He raised $824,168.00 and spent $830,840.00 during the campaign.[32] He placed fourth in the election with 291,628 votes worth 0.28% of the popular vote.[33]
Marrou divorced four times.[6][5] He had two sons and adopted one with a wife he divorced in 1971. He married Norma Segal, the former chair of theLibertarian Party of New York.[4] His brother is American television news personality and JudgeChris Marrou.[34]
Marrou supports abolishing theInternal Revenue Service,Federal Reserve, and income tax.[5] He supports abortion and gay rights.[35] He supported eliminating allborder restrictions. He supported repealing theMerchant Marine Act of 1920 and eliminating all tariffs.[36][37]
Marrou supported limiting members of the Alaska state house and senate to four two-year terms and two four-year terms respectively.[13] He proposed legislation to abolish theAlaska Transportation Commission.[38] He opposed legislation requiringdrivers to wear seatbelts.[39]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Milo Fritz (incumbent) | 4,781 | 48.98% | ||
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 2,715 | 27.81% | ||
| Democratic | Chris Martin | 2,266 | 23.21% | ||
| Total votes | 9,762 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 1,024 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 1,024 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 4,539 | 40.52% | ||
| Republican | Milo Fritz (incumbent) | 4,483 | 40.02% | ||
| Democratic | Chris Martin | 2,180 | 19.46% | ||
| Total votes | 11,202 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou (incumbent) | 2,455 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 2,455 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | C.E. Swackhammer | 4,467 | 41.70% | ||
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou (incumbent) | 3,838 | 35.83% | ||
| Republican | Marilyn Dimmick | 2,398 | 22.39% | ||
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 8 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 10,711 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 3,219 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 3,219 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 32 | 96.97% | ||
| Libertarian | Write-ins | 1 | 3.03% | ||
| Total votes | 33 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 15,002 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 15,002 | 100.00% | |||
| Alaska House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theAlaska House of Representatives from the 5th district Seat B 1985–1987 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Libertariannominee for Vice President of the United States 1988 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Libertariannominee for President of the United States 1992 | Succeeded by |
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